Stories from Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Dorothy Ellen Heitz, 80, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, at her home in Bronaugh. Dorothy was born on Sept. 13, 1934, in Prescott, Kan., to Orville Dell and Villa Fern (Davis) Mayhugh. On Nov. 17, 1956, she was united in marriage to Percy L. Heitz, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he survives of the home...

Richard Keith "Pappy" Williams, 78, of Rich Hill, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015. Richard was born on May 12, 1937, in Nevada, Mo., to D.C. and Glady Williams. At 18 he enlisted in the Air Force. He married his childhood sweetheart, Naomi Hagerman, on Jan. 19, 1957. They traveled the world and had three children. He retired from the Air Force after 22 years of service...

Patrick Marshall Armstrong, 81, of Tacoma, Wash., died Dec. 10, 2014. He was born in Nevada, Mo., on Dec. 30, 1932. A memorial service with military honors is scheduled at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 13, at Olive Branch Cemetery, in Nevada, Mo. Local arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada...

After the Civil War between 1866 and 1910 thousands of monuments were dedicated in both the north and south in memory of specific individuals, usually "Generals," regiments or companies of soldiers on the battlefields or on the commons area of a town or on or near a county courthouse. ...

To understand what is happening to our thinking in the world today, I've been reading, listening. The following information is helpful. It is a study of how good people, confronted by the same facts, arrive at completely different conclusions. In a paper, "Politics Is Personal," research is cited to help us understand the process. ...

Nevada Daily Mail According to the National Council on Aging, falls among senior citizens are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries. One third of Americans age 65 or older fall each year. These falls, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, result in more than 2.4 million injuries treated in emergency rooms each year. This includes 772,000 hospitalizations and 21,700 deaths each year...

Nevada Daily Mail Once again, the Masonic Lodge in Nevada will offer services to the area through the Missouri Child Identification Program, which will provide parents with identification information on their child in case the child wanders off or is abducted...

Nevada Daily Mail The 2015 Bushwhacker Days Quilt Show at the Franklin P. Norman City/County Community Center, 200 N. Ash, is Friday, June 12, from 2 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The Opportunity Quilt this year is called "Carpenter's Star" and is made with batik fabrics in shades of blue and brown and cream. Thanks for Janice Almquist and Becky Bruce for coordinating this project...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Police Department has cancelled an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred at Nevada High School in Nevada at 9:30 a.m. on June 5. Missing was Kyle A. Maggard, a white male, age 15. Maggard was located safe in Joplin, by the Joplin Police Department...

Nevada Daily Mail An accidental fire caused by cooking on a stove in a house at 503 N. Clay, owned by Theresa DeNegra, resulted in damages but no injuries Monday morning. In a report from fire chief Bill Thornton, it was reported that about 50 percent of the structure was involved by the time the Nevada Fire Department arrived. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons had a rough weekend, falling at home Saturday 3-0 to the Clarinda (Iowa) A's, followed by a 14-5 Sunday night home defeat against the St. Joseph Mustangs. The pair of losses drops the Griffons to 3-4 overall (2-4 MINK League)...